Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Today, March 13, U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) introduced S. 2188, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012.” The bill is the Senate companion to H. R. 822, which was approved by the U. S. House last November by a vote of 272-154. Read more
The Milwaukee-based group Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort or WAVE wants access to the list of concealed carry permit holders.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice says divulging the identity of any concealed carry license holder is against the law.
GW: Isn’t the idea not to let anyone know? The whole concept needs to be “concealed” to work its natural effect of discouraging bad guys from taking chances. In any event, you can hear from the whiners here…
BELLEVUE, WA – The plea deal announced this morning that allows anti-gun San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to keep his guns in what began as a domestic violence case “smacks of hypocrisy at the highest order,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Read more
Throwback uniforms have become a way of celebrating the past in sports. So, when the Houston Astros were forbidden for wearing their old uniforms this season, fans cried foul ball. Now Major League Baseball has overturned the controversial decision here…
A customer with a concealed pistol license in a Royal Oak market parking lot appears to have prevented a knife-wielding man from harming people. David Harold Shuten, 43, of Madison Heights, was arrested there Monday on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and was forced to remain on the scene at gunpoint until police arrived. You won’t find this story on the Brady Campaign’s website, but it’s here…
When it comes to gun control, the Brady Campaign doesn’t want you to be in control and opposes the “no-permit” approach to carrying.
Gun grabbers view the efforts as part of a strategy to weaken gun laws across the country, but supporters say armed, law-abiding citizens prevent crime. The move is here…
Some insightful perspectives on crime in D.C. before and after the gun ban and the Heller decision. Chicago never went back to the “Old West” days, as had been predicted. The facts are here…
Since the Supreme Court’s 2008 decision overturning Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban in District of Columbia v. Heller, our nation’s capital has stood nearly alone in its level of contempt for residents’ Second Amendment rights. Two recent developments may give hope for a turn for the better. First, an NRA-supported case has ended in victory for residents of the District of Columbia’s public housing system, as the D.C. Housing Authority has finally changed its lease provisions to allow lawful gun possession in its properties. Read more
Last week, Mexican President Felipe Calderon unveiled a “billboard” near the U.S. border made of crushed firearms formed into the words, “No More Weapons!”
The Mexican government (aided by American media) has consistently claimed that their country’s crime problems are due, in large part, to the flow of firearms into Mexico from the U.S. This sentiment has been bolstered by the Obama administration
With private firearm ownership at an all-time high and violent crime rates plunging across the nation, none of the scary scenarios they advanced has materialized. See why groups like the Brady Campaign have missed the target here…